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Moricandia arvensis (L.) DC., Life Form: Ch,   Flowering in: Mar-Jue ,   Vern:—-  ,   Phytochoria: MED+SA  , The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Sahara.,   Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1085378-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1085378-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000369713,  https://www.gbif.org/species/5376035, https://hoseito.com/producto/moricandia-arvensis-l-dc/,  https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=5192https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moricandia_arvensis

 

Distribution in Libya
Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder Marmarica Plateau
(37 km) from Kaleba to Mizda 1952 Wadi Malah, (10 km) from Nalut 1972 Kaleba, Abogilan, Nalut, Ejwebia, (25 km) from Nalut to Wazen 1974 Near wadi Malah, (3 km) from Nalut Nalut 1975 S.AL-Marj 2011  Wadi Al-Ager 2017 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002  Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008
Al-Qibla area
Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021
Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas,P.A., ELMogasapi, A.(2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://bit.ly/44GKtLdhttps://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/ Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica 2017
Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)  
EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hVhttp://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone 2011
Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic)  
Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (In Arabic)  
El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)